A Theology of Reconstruction: Nation-Building and Human Rights: 1 (Cambridge Studies in Ideology and Religion, Series Number 1)
Cambridge University Press, 8/21/2008
EAN 9780521426282, ISBN10: 0521426286
Paperback, 320 pages, 21.6 x 14 x 2 cm
Language: English
The changing situation in South Africa and eastern Europe prompts Charles Villa-Vicencio to investigate the implications of transforming liberation theology into a theology of reconstruction and nation-building. Such a transformation, he argues, requires theology to become an unambiguously inter-disciplinary study. This book explores the encounter between theology, on the one hand, and constitutional writing, law-making, human rights, economics, and the freedom of conscience on the other. Locating his discussion in the context of the South African struggle, the author compares this situation to that in eastern Europe, and the challenge of what is happening in these situations is identified for contexts where 'the empire has not yet crumbled'.
Introduction 1. Theology and nation-building 2. The wieght of dead generations 3. The rule of law
searching for values 4. Human rights and theology 5. Transcending individualism and collectivism 6. Theology and political economy 7. Theology and economic justice 8. The right to believe Conclusion Bibliography Index